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. 2025 Jun 15;15(6):2631–2641. doi: 10.62347/EVBS5360

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with tumor recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma patients who underwent curative resection

Characteristics Univariate analyses Multivariate analyses


HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value
Gender, Female vs. Male 1.43 (0.73-2.80) 0.292
Age (years), < 65 vs. ≥ 65 0.78 (0.48-1.29) 0.337
Body Mass Index, (kg/m2) 0.94 (0.59-1.50) 0.796
Diabetes Mellitus, Absent vs. Presence 0.90 (0.51-1.6) 0.715
Hypertension, Absent vs. Presence 0.86 (0.53-1.4) 0.863
Smoking, Absent vs. Presence 1.02 (0.60-1.72) 0.946
AST (IU/L), < 40 vs. ≥ 40 2.08 (1.29-3.37) 0.003 1.93 (1.18-3.17) 0.009
ALT (IU/L), < 40 vs. ≥ 40 1.39 (0.87-2.23) 0.167
Total Bilirubin (mg/dl), < 1.2 vs. ≥ 1.2 1.10 (0.62-1.95) 0.740
Albumin (g/dl), < 3.5 vs. ≥ 3.5 0.46 (1.7-1.27) 0.133
Platelet count (×103/ml), < 100K vs. ≥ 100K 0.98 (0.36-2.68) 0.960
INR, < 1.0 vs. ≥ 1.0 1.16 (0.65-2.05) 0.620
AFP (ng/dl) < 200 vs. ≥ 200 0.95 (0.52-1.74) 0.877
Liver cirrhosis, Absent vs. Presence 1.34 (0.81-2.21) 0.250
Child-Pugh class, A vs. B 0.05 (0.01-131) 0.636
Operative margin (cm), < 1.0 vs. ≥ 1.0 1.39 (0.84-2.31) 0.199
Tumor number, Single vs. Multiple 1.47 (0.70-3.08) 0.306
Tumor size (cm), < 5 vs. ≥ 5 1.06 (0.66-1.72) 0.806
Edmondson-Steiner Grade I-II vs. III-IV
    Macrovascular invasion, Absent vs. Presence 1.12 (0.51-2.45) 0.778
    Microvascular invasion, Absent vs. Presence 1.05 (0.58-1.89) 0.868
    Lymph node invasion, Absent vs. Presence 1.69 (0.41-6.92) 0.464
TNM stage, I-II vs. III-IV 1.89 (1.08-3.40) 0.026 1.62 (0.92-2.87) 0.098
BCLC stage, 0-A vs. B-C 1.72 (0.96-3.09) 0.070
ALDH2 rs671 genotype, GG vs. GA/AA 2.63 (1.58-4.38) 0.000 2.66 (1.59-4.43) 0.000

AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; INR: International normalized ratio; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; BCLC stage: Barcelona clinic liver cancer.